Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Which of the following is an example of an important American
institution?
a. | the environment | c. | the Washington Monument | b. | the
family | d. | Philadelphia |
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According to the principle of _____, when differences of opinion arise, citizens
abide by what most people want.
a. | minority rights | c. | majority rule | b. | constitutional monarchy | d. | voting rights |
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 This cartoon titled “King Andrew the
First” by an unknown artist depicts President Andrew Jackson in 1832.
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The title of the cartoon shows the cartoonist’s
a. | respect for Jackson. | c. | loyalty to Jackson. | b. | displeasure with Jackson. | d. | fear of
Jackson. |
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Which of the following is a form of democracy?
a. | totalitarianism | c. | absolute monarchy | b. | dictatorship | d. | representative |
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Which of the following documents gives Americans a common civic and political
heritage?
a. | the English Bill of Rights | c. | the Declaration of
Independence | b. | the Magna Carta | d. | The Wealth of Nations |
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Which level of U.S. government holds the highest authority?
a. | city government | c. | state government | b. | county government | d. | national
government |
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What was the percentage of the foreign-born population in 1900?
a. | 13 percent | c. | 10 percent | b. | 15 percent | d. | 8 percent |
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During what year are the percentage and figure for the foreign-born population
equal?
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The History of U.S. National
Parks
In 1872, President Ulysses S. Grant made Yellowstone the nation’s first
national park; and in 1916, President Woodrow Wilson created the National Park Service. Currently,
the National Park system contains 390 areas of more than 84 million acres. These areas include
national parks, monuments, battlefields, military parks, historical parks, historic sites,
lakeshores, seashores, recreation areas, scenic rivers and trails, and the White House. The largest
park is Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve in Alaska, at more than 13.2 million acres. The
smallest park, located in Pennsylvania, is a memorial to the Polish freedom fighter Thaddeus
Kosciuszko, who fought in the American Revolution. The National
Park Service employs about 20,000 professionals and 125,000 volunteers. Nearly 300 million people
visit the parks each year.
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Which function of government is the United States performing through the
national parks?
a. | keeping order | c. | providing services | b. | providing security | d. | guiding the
community |
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National Voter Turnout in Federal
Elections
Year | Voting-Age Population | Voter Registration | Voter Turnout | Turnout of Voting-Age Population
(Percentage) | 2004 | 221,256,931
| 174,800,000
| 122,294,978 | 55.3% | 2000 | 205,815,000
| 156,421,311
| 105,586,274 | 51.3% | 1996 | 196,511,000
| 146,211,960
| 96,456,345 | 49.1% | 1992 | 189,529,000
| 133,821,178
| 104,405,155 | 55.1% | 1988 | 182,778,000
| 126,379,628
| 91,594,693 | 50.1% | 1984 | 174,466,000
| 124,150,614
| 92,652,680 | 53.1% | | | | | |
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On average, about how many more people could have registered to vote in the
federal elections of 1988 through 2004?
a. | about 100,000 | c. | about 25,000 | b. | about 50,000 | d. | about 10,000 |
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Which of the following was a result of the Magna Carta?
a. | increased power for monarchs | c. | creation of the House of
Burgesses | b. | protection of landholders’ rights | d. | settlement of
America |
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The Mayflower Compact was a
a. | letter that the colonists sent to King George III. | b. | pamphlet written by
Thomas Paine. | c. | document that limited the power of the monarchy. | d. | written plan for
government. |
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Which three points make up the triangular trade route?
a. | America, Great Britain, and the West Indies | b. | Great Britain,
Africa, and the West Indies | c. | America, Great Britain, and
Africa | d. | America, Africa, and Europe |
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At the Second Continental Congress, colonists
a. | created the AOC | b. | ended the boycott of British
goods. | c. | created the Constitution | d. | signed the Declaration of
Independence. |
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Which of the following settlements was established for military reasons?
a. | Jamestown | c. | Rhode Island | b. | Georgia | d. | Connecticut |
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Which of these settlements was founded to earn profits?
a. | Plymouth | c. | Georgia | b. | Rhode Island | d. | Massachusetts |
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The original purpose of the Constitutional Convention was to
a. | review and ratify the constitutions of individual states. | b. | draft a national
bill of rights. | c. | revise the Articles of Confederation. | d. | prepare an agreement to limit excessive taxing
by the states. |
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The information in this chart suggests that Massachusetts would have benefited
most from the
a. | Three-Fifths Compromise. | c. | Virginia Plan. | b. | New Jersey
Plan. | d. | Northwest
Ordinance. |
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The Northwest Ordinance divided the land for sale because of which weakness in
the AOC
a. | could not regulate trade | c. | no single
leader | b. | could not tax | d. | no national court system |
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In this cartoon, President George W. Bush is being compared to
a. | Baron de Montesquieu. | c. | James Madison. | b. | an English monarch. | d. | Thomas
Jefferson. |
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The Constitutional Convention
Edmund Randolph proposed the ”Virginia Plan,‘ drafted by James
Madison -- a plan that recommended an entirely new form of government, including an executive, a
judiciary, and a legislature composed of two houses and including a number of representatives from
each state based on their population.
Opposition came from the small states, which feared
domination by the more populous states in the legislature. William Paterson proposed the ”New
Jersey Plan,‘ which essentially revised the Articles of Confederation, preserving equal
representation of the states. After much debate, the Convention rejected the New Jersey Plan,
deciding instead to work toward an entirely new form of government.
The issue of representation in the two houses of the new national
legislature became a major sticking point for the Convention. Roger Sherman was helpful in framing
the ”Connecticut Compromise,‘ a plan that suggested representation in the lower house
(the House of Representatives) based on population, and equal representation in the upper house (the
Senate). With this compromise, the Convention succeeded in completing a rough draft of a
constitution.
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Who was in favor of the New Jersey Plan?
a. | Edmund Randolph | c. | small states | b. | large states | d. | James Madison |
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How did the Stamp Act, the Tea Act, and the
Intolerable Acts encourage American Colonists to consider revolution against British
rule?
a. | By ignoring American representatives in Parliament on
issues of taxes levied in American colonies | c. | By
raising taxes in the American colonies without granting the colonies any representation in
parliament | b. | By representing an
effort in Britain to end the slave trade in the colonies
| d. | By revealing the
British plan to expand the American colonies farther west on the
continent |
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Which reason best explains why many
Anti-Federalists finally greed to the ratification of the U.S. Constitution?
a. | The addition of the Bill of Rights | c. | Didn’t like the AOC, so they
wanted something new | b. | Talks with George Washinton | d. | A fear that civil war would break out if they
didn’t agree |
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What is Federalism?
a. | A form of government with elected representatives | c. | A belief in the idea of national
sovereignty | b. | A division of power between the National and State governments | d. | A form of government in which elected officials
make all economic decisions |
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Why did Southern farmers begin using slave labor?
a. | Africans were more willing to work that Europeans | c. | Plantations required more labor
than what was available | b. | Long indentured servants placed huge financial
burdens on planters | d. | The
triangular trade route was more humane than indentured servitude |
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How is the number of Senators for Congress determined?
a. | 100 members-two from each state | c. | 50 members-determined by
population | b. | 435 members- determined by population | d. | 100 members-appointed by
governors |
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Which of the following does the Bill of Rights protect?
a. | the right to provoke a riot for a good cause | c. | the freedom to act with minimal
governmental interference | b. | the power of government to opperate
efficiently | d. | the choice to
overthrow an unjust government by force |
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What was a concern that led the founders to draft the Articles of
Confederation?
a. | the colonists need to organize a strong army against the British | c. | the fear that one
individual state could gain power over others | b. | The vulnerability of the Southern colonies to
Northern control | d. | the
potential for a hostile relationship with Britain |
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Which of the following was not a true statement about the power of Congress
under the Articles of Confederation?
a. | Congress was unable to regulate trade | c. | Congress could not pass laws
without 9 states approval | b. | Congress collected taxes four times a
year | d. | Congress had
difficulty enforcing its law |
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In the Supreme Court case Dred Scott v. Sandford, the court foudnt
that
a. | Dred Scott was a free man | c. | Sandford whould give up his rights
to Dred Scott | b. | Slaves were property | d. | Dred Scott had not acctually passed into another state
territory |
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Which of the following was a main cause of European Colonization in
America?
a. | Economic pursuits | c. | Escaping political oppression | b. | Religious
freedom | d. | All of the
above |
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Which of the following is an accurate description of Cuba’s
dictatorship?
a. | Its government is similar to that of the U.S. | c. | Its government is controlled by a
small group of people | b. | Its citizens are the source of
government’s authority | d. | Its citizens all have an equal voice |
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How did the diversity of the populations in each region in teh U.S. (1700-1800s)
lead to a varied experience economically and socially?
a. | Industry developed in the West, which promoted a farmer society | c. | Europeans moved to
the West Coast as soon as they landed | b. | African slaves were brought to the South for
free labor | d. | Latin America
did not like the U.S. so no one immigrated to the U.S. |
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